So now you've moved into your 40s, maybe even your 50s.  During your younger years I'm sure you heard all the negative silliness abo...

I've had another email asking for help with ideas so, with the permission of the writer, I'm opening this up so we all have a chance...

The work of a simple homekeeper can sometimes be complicated.  I keep changing things, particularly my work spaces.  I love change and look...

I have a wonderful life.  I work in my community and am praised by one and all for doing it.  The truth is I get a lot more out of it than I...

Well, some of you realised what I'd done even if  I didn't. I'd spent a rather harrowing day with my friend Bernadette in the em...

I grew up in a completely different time.  I was born into a time when even though we were fairly modern, we still did most things in a simi...

After two hectic days of work at the Centre, I'm working at home today. Gone are the days when I would have looked forward to relaxing, ...

I'm happy to report that it all went very well with Hanno's surgery yesterday. He went in at 1pm, I popped down to Spotlight to che...

It doesn't take much, just one good night's sleep and I'm ready to take on the world again. Thank you for your good wishes and ...

There are certain areas in every home where clusters of chemicals sit. The laundry is one such place and is a great place to start walking ...

I had a question from a reader the other day regarding cleaning soap making utensils and equipment. She wanted to know if it was okay to wa...

I used to think housekeeping and the mindset that supported it was demeaning and dependence-driven. In those days of high-flying Rhonda, po...

Years ago, when I sat alone on my front veranda, thinking about how I could change my life to become the person I wanted to be, the thing th...